One of college football’s most heated rivalries resumes on Saturday when 11-ranked Alabama hosts 17-ranked Tennessee. Although Bama and the Vols play in different SEC divisions, the two programs have butt heads for a long time. Both squads show a single loss on their records. So this SEC clash is meaningful.
Will the Tide push back the Volunteers? Or will Tennessee signal they’re one of the SEC’s best?
Check out the odds on College Football that MyBookie has for this game, plus the betting analysis and free pick for Tennessee Volunteers versus Alabama Crimson Tide.
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ATS Odds: Alabama -9
Money Line Odds: Tennessee +275 / Alabama -359
Over/Under Odds: 49
Saturday, October 21st at 3:30 pm ET | CBS
Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, AL
Why Bet on Tennessee versus Alabama
Unlike last season, this season the Tennessee Volunteers are playing excellent defense. Only 2 teams have scored 20 or more points against the Vols.
South Carolina dropped 20 in a 41-20 Tennessee win. In their third game of the season, Florida upset Tennessee after scoring 29.
Other than the Gamecocks and Gators, Tennessee’s defense has played fantastic football. The offense is as good as ever. So if the Vols play great defense, they can keep this close for sure.
Tennessee Volunteers Offensive Averages
- Total Yards: 443.8
- Passing Yards: 212.5
- Rushing Yards: 231.3
- Points Scored: 33.5
- Turnovers: 3
Tennessee Volunteers Defensive Averages
- Total Yards: 303.0
- Passing Yards: 197.8
- Rushing Yards: 105.2
- Points Scored: 17.0
- Takeaways: 6
Why Bet on Alabama versus Tennessee
Alabama’s defense has played well this season. But the real reason to back the Tide in this is because the offense is playing great.
Starting quarterback Jalen Milroe has taken the next step. Early in the season, Milroe struggled. But since a benching at South Florida in Bama’s third game, Milroe has shined.
Jalen threw for 238 yards and tossed a couple of touchdowns in Bama’s win over Arkansas. Milroe has gotten better with each start. So if he improves on Saturday, the Crimson Tide could cover this spread.
Alabama Crimson Tide Offensive Averages
- Total Yards: 367.9
- Passing Yards: 219.4
- Rushing Yards: 148.4
- Points Scored: 30.1
- Turnovers: 2
Alabama Crimson Tide Defensive Averages
- Total Yards: 292.4
- Passing Yards: 187.1
- Rushing Yards: 105.3
- Points Scored: 16.0
- Takeaways: 7
Alabama versus Tennessee Final Betting Prediction
The Alabama Crimson Tide are a solid squad, but they haven’t played as well as the Volunteers. Tennessee has a single blemish on their record, a 29-16 loss to Florida.
Since losing to the Gators, the Vols have ransacked UT-San Antonio 45-14, dusted South Carolina 41-20, and beaten Texas A&M 20-13.
The win over the Aggies in Tennessee’s last is telling. We know Tennessee can win a shootout but beating a team like A&M in a slowdown, drag out, defensive battle impresses.
Tennessee covers. Don’t be surprised if the Volunteers pull off the money line upset.
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Tennessee Volunteers Last 5
| Date | OPP | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 10/14/23 | vs TA&M | W20-13 |
| 10/7/23 | vs SC | W41-20 |
| 9/30/23 | vs UTSA | W45-14 |
| 9/23/23 | @ FLA | L29-16 |
| 9/16/23 | vs APSU | W30-13 |
Alabama Last 5
| Date | OPP | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 10/14/23 | vs ARK | W24-21 |
| 10/7/23 | @ TA&M | W26-20 |
| 9/30/23 | @ MSST | W40-17 |
| 9/23/23 | vs MISS | W24-10 |
| 9/16/23 | @ USF | W17-3 |
NCAAF Week 8: Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide Betting Trends
- Tennessee has a 4-6 record against the spread while finishing 6-4 overall in its last 10 contests.
- Five of Volunteers’ last 10 contests have hit the over.
- The Volunteers have covered five times in 12 games with a spread in conference action this season.
- The Volunteers put up 72.5 points per game, just 3.8 more points than the 68.7 the Crimson Tide give up.
- Tennessee has an 11-4 record against the spread and a 15-2 record overall when scoring more than 68.7 points.
- Alabama is 8-0 SU in its last eight games against Tennessee.
- Alabama is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games in October.
- Alabama has beaten the spread four times in seven games.
- As at least an 8.5-point favorite, Alabama has two wins ATS (2-2).
- This year, four of Alabama’s seven games have hit the over.
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| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Texas Longhorns | +380 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes | +440 |
| Georgia Bulldogs | +450 |
| Oregon Ducks | +570 |
| Alabama Crimson Tide | +870 |
| Penn State Nittany Lions | +1425 |
| Clemson Tigers | +1925 |
| Miami (FL) Hurricanes | +2100 |
| Tennessee Volunteers | +2100 |
| Ole Miss Rebels | +3400 |
| LSU Tigers | +4000 |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | +4200 |
| Texas A&M Aggies | +5200 |
| Missouri Tigers | +10000 |
| Iowa State Cyclones | +10000 |
| Kansas State Wildcats | +12000 |
| Indiana Hoosiers | +16000 |
| Boise State Broncos | +18000 |
| USC Trojans | +24000 |
| Oklahoma Sooners | +26000 |
| SMU Mustangs | +28000 |
| Louisville Cardinals | +30000 |
| Nebraska Cornhuskers | +30000 |
| Utah Utes | +30000 |
| BYU Cougars | +32000 |
| Pittsburgh Panthers | +32000 |
| Michigan Wolverines | +34000 |
| Iowa Hawkeyes | +40000 |
| Texas Tech Red Raiders | +42000 |
| Colorado Buffaloes | +44000 |
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | +50000 |
| West Virginia Mountaineers | +50000 |
| Illinois Fighting Illini | +50000 |
| Northern Illinois Huskies | +50000 |
| Arkansas Razorbacks | +50000 |
| Washington State Cougars | +55000 |
| Kentucky Wildcats | +55000 |
| South Carolina Gamecocks | +60000 |
| Arizona State Sun Devils | +60000 |
| UNLV Rebels | +70000 |
| Army Black Knights | +70000 |
| TCU Horned Frogs | +75000 |
| Maryland Terrapins | +75000 |
| UCF Knights | +75000 |
| Navy Midshipmen | +75000 |
| Oklahoma State Cowboys | +75000 |
| Memphis Tigers | +75000 |
| Washington Huskies | +75000 |
| Syracuse Orange | +80000 |
| Wisconsin Badgers | +80000 |
| Tulane Green Wave | +80000 |
| Boston College Eagles | +80000 |
| Arizona Wildcats | +80000 |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers | +90000 |
| Florida State Seminoles | +90000 |
| Vanderbilt Commodores | +95000 |
| Cincinnati Bearcats | +95000 |
| North Carolina Tar Heels | +100000 |
| Toledo Rockets | +100000 |
| California Golden Bears | +100000 |
| Auburn Tigers | +100000 |
| Duke Blue Devils | +100000 |
| San Jose State Spartans | +100000 |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | +100000 |
| UCLA Bruins | +100000 |
| Purdue Boilermakers | +100000 |
| Oregon State Beavers | +100000 |
| Mississippi State Bulldogs | +100000 |
| Northwestern Wildcats | +100000 |
| Kansas Jayhawks | +100000 |
| Michigan State Spartans | +100000 |
| Eastern Michigan Eagles | +100000 |
| Baylor Bears | +100000 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns | +100000 |
| Stanford Cardinal | +100000 |
| North Carolina State Wolfpack | +100000 |
| Florida Gators | +100000 |
| Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | +100000 |
| Texas State Bobcats | +100000 |
| Rest of the Field | +200000 or higher |
2024 College Football Week 8 Schedule
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Week 8 of the 2024 College Football season features a thrilling matchup between top-ranked teams.
| Visit | Home | Time | TV | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | ||||
| Troy | @ South Alabama | 7:30 PM | Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL | |
| Kennesaw State | @ Middle Tennessee | 8:00 PM | CBSSN | Johnny Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN |
| Louisiana Tech | @ New Mexico State | 9:00 PM | Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, NM | |
| Wednesday, October 16, 2024 | ||||
| Western Kentucky | @ Sam Houston | 7:00 PM | Elliott Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, TX | |
| Florida International | @ UTEP | 9:00 PM | CBSSN | Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX |
| Thursday, October 17, 2024 | ||||
| Georgia State | @ Marshall | 7:00 PM | Joan Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WV | |
| Boston College | @ Virginia Tech | 7:30 PM | Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, VA | |
| Friday, October 18, 2024 | ||||
| Florida State | @ Duke | 7:00 PM | Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, NC | |
| 2 Oregon | @ Purdue | 8:00 PM | FOX | Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN |
| Oklahoma State | @ 13 BYU | 10:15 PM | LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT | |
| Fresno State | @ Nevada | 10:30 PM | CBSSN | Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV |
| Saturday, October 19, 2024 | ||||
| 6 Miami | @ Louisville | 12:00 PM | L&N Federal Stadium, Louisville, KY | |
| Virginia | @ 10 Clemson | 12:00 PM | Memorial Stadiu, Clemson, SC | |
| Nebraska | @ 16 Indiana | 12:00 PM | FOX | Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN |
| Auburn | @ 19 Missouri | 12:00 PM | Memorial Stadium, Columbia, MO | |
| East Carolina | @ 23 Army | 12:00 PM | Michie Stadium, West Point, NY | |
| Wisconsin | @ Northwestern | 12:00 PM | BTN | Lanny Martin Stadium, Evanston, IL |
| UCLA | @ Rutgers | 12:00 PM | FS1 | SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ |
| Wake Forest | @ UConn | 12:00 PM | CBSSN | Pratt Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, CT |
| Arizona State | @ Cincinnati | 12:00 PM | Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH | |
| Louisiana | @ Coastal Carolina | 12:00 PM | Brooks Stadium (SC), Conway, SC | |
| South Carolina | @ Oklahoma | 12:45 PM | Memorial Stadium , Norman, OK | |
| Central Michigan | @ Eastern Michigan | 2:00 PM | Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, MI | |
| Tulsa | @ Temple | 2:00 PM | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA | |
| 7 Alabama | @ 11 Tennessee | 3:30 PM | Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN | |
| 12 Notre Dame | @ Georgia Tech | 3:30 PM | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA | |
| 24 Michigan | @ 22 Illinois | 3:30 PM | CBS Paramount+ | Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL |
| Charlotte | @ 25 Navy | 3:30 PM | CBSSN | Navy-Marine Stadium, Annapolis, MD |
| NC State | @ California | 3:30 PM | California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA | |
| Houston | @ Kansas | 3:30 PM | Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO | |
| Hawai'i | @ Washington State | 3:30 PM | The CW Network | Gesa Field, Pullman, WA |
| Texas State | @ Old Dominion | 3:30 PM | S.B. Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, VA | |
| Ohio | @ Miami (OH) | 3:30 PM | Yager Stadium, Oxford, OH | |
| Kent State | @ Bowling Green | 3:30 PM | Doyt Perry Stadium, Bowling Green, OH | |
| Western Michigan | @ Buffalo | 3:30 PM | UB Stadium, Buffalo, NY | |
| Toledo | @ Northern Illinois | 3:30 PM | Huskie Stadium, Dekalb, IL | |
| UAB | @ South Florida | 3:30 PM | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL | |
| Florida Atlantic | @ UTSA | 3:30 PM | Alamodome, San Antonio, TX | |
| Rice | @ Tulane | 3:30 PM | Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA | |
| USC | @ Maryland | 4:00 PM | FS1 | SECU Stadium, College Park, MD |
| Colorado | @ Arizona | 4:00 PM | FOX | Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ |
| Baylor | @ Texas Tech | 4:00 PM | Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX | |
| New Mexico | @ Utah State | 4:00 PM | truTV Max | Maverik Stadium, Logan, UT |
| Wyoming | @ San José State | 4:00 PM | CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA | |
| James Madison | @ Georgia Southern | 4:00 PM | Allen Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA | |
| 14 Texas A&M | @ Mississippi State | 4:15 PM | Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, MS | |
| 8 LSU | @ Arkansas | 7:00 PM | Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, AR | |
| Ball State | @ Vanderbilt | 7:00 PM | FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, TN | |
| Arkansas State | @ Southern Miss | 7:00 PM | M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS | |
| 5 Georgia | @ 1 Texas | 7:30 PM | DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX | |
| UCF | @ 9 Iowa State | 7:30 PM | FS1 | Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA |
| 17 Kansas State | @ West Virginia | 7:30 PM | FOX | Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV |
| Iowa | @ Michigan State | 7:30 PM | NBC Peacock | Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI |
| North Texas | @ Memphis | 7:30 PM | Simmons Bank Stadium, Memphis, TN | |
| Kentucky | @ Florida | 7:45 PM | Ben Hill Stadium, Gainesville, FL | |
| 21 SMU | @ Stanford | 8:00 PM | Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA | |
| Colorado State | @ Air Force | 8:00 PM | CBSSN | Falcon Stadium, USAF Academy, CO |
| UNLV | @ Oregon State | 10:00 PM | The CW Network | Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR |
| TCU | @ Utah | 10:30 PM | Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT | |
We expect this not to be a real competitive game but a great game to bet on. Best of luck with all your College Football betting!
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